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by Highway 39 and 6 was a vital international one and she applauded the Time To Twin committee for maintaining pressure. As the meeting progressed, it

about $2 million per kilometre, he said there always have to be compromises such as deciding to build an overpass versus spending equal amounts of money on twinning a

letters, signed petitions and got interviewed by the media,â€? said Young. “We needed reasons to They were few in numbers, keep going and we got them when but the ideas that flowed from an we had three close-call incidents intimate public meeting on this highway within about twinning regional a couple of months that highways were interesting involved our families. as well as realistic in scope. That gave us the incenThe regional Time to tive.â€? Twin Highway 39 and 6 The gathering also committee called for public learned from Gerbrandt input last Tuesday night that the weigh scales and although fewer than outside Estevan are two dozen people showed closed and won’t be up, those who did sign in re-opened anytime soon obviously came with open due to reluctance of pominds and some ideas of tential highway traffic what could be done to officers to relocate to improve the standards on Estevan thanks to local southeast Saskatchewan housing costs and a lack highways. of trained personnel. Six The meeting provided officers are currently in solid note-taking fodder training and none are for Ron Gerbrandt, exslated for Estevan, he ecutive director, southern said. Scales near Swift region operations at the Current have also been Ministry of Highways and closed. Infrastructure as well as With over $12 bilfor Time to Twin co-chairlion in goods coming woman Marge Young and through the North Porher committee. tal Port annually and Tim Schroh served as expected growth with a moderator for the two-hour commodities hub soon meeting in the Days Inn to open at Northgate, Plaza that included words Weyburn Mayor and SUMA president Debra Button, spoke to the gathering that in- there is reason to beof encouragement from cluded Highway and Infrastructure regional director Ron Gerbrandt (left). lieve the pressure on Weyburn Mayor Debra the southeast highway Button. became apparent that a realistic plan highway ‌ but not being able to system is not about to ease. Contributors to the discussion to pursue might easily be a push do both. Kelly Dayman, one of the focused attention on economic and to have 10 kilometres of Highway Young provided statistical owners and operators of a local safety reasons to advance the case 39 between Bienfait and Estevan information showing how the local trucking firm, noted that two more for a four-lane throughway from twinned over the next few years, highway will have to compete with trucking companies have purchased North Portal to Regina. The group or perhaps North Portal to Estevan Highways 7 (Saskatoon to Kinder- properties and each one is bringing spoke to what might be accom- and then focus on the higher density sley) and Highway 16 (Saskatoon in over 300 heavy haul trucks. They plished in the short term to make areas around Estevan, Weyburn and to Yorkton) for attention since they will contribute to the pressure on a this stretch of pavement safer and Regina to be twinned after that, with too, are high traffic highways that new truck route that is supposed to economically valuable. the eventual goal being an entire are demanding consideration. She be built within the next few years, “Look at the economy, there twinning. told the assembled people of the as well as on the main throughways. are a lot of people who travel on Gerbrandt said the high traffic committee’s meetings with current He said the traffic now coming this highway daily,â€? said Button. flow between Bienfait and Estevan Highways Minister Don McMor- from southern U.S. states as well as She said there were too many disas- has definitely caught the eye of ris and former minister Jim Reiter Minnesota on to Regina, will only ters on Highway 39 and 6 (south) the Highways Ministry as a traffic and how the committee began five increase. It was noted that North that could be avoided. She added conduit that demanded attention. years ago. Portal is now the seventh busiest that the economic link provided With the cost of twinning now being “We’ve done surveys, written Realistic ⇢A2 By Norm Park Of The Mercury

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Orpheum team moving on expansion project After nearly two years of red tape delays, the Orpheum Theatre’s owners are moving forward with a major expansion project that will offer Energy City movie-goers a wider option for viewing by this fall. A second screen is being installed on the Orpheum site along with refurbishments of the main building which will be 100 years old next year. The main theatre, with its 400 seats which

has undergone renovation over the past few years along with the lobby, will remain as a main outlet for movies. A second 150 (plus) seat theatre that will feature stadium-styled seating along with regular ramped seating is being built and is slated for completion perhaps as early as late September, said Alan Dougherty who is co-owner of the theatre with his wife Jocelyn. They said it was more than two years ago that the idea for an addition

to the structure began. It was in 1914 that the facility had been constructed to house live local theatre productions. It was added to in 1947. Acoustics won’t be a problem since this newest addition will include sound proofing over cinder block building and the roof will house acoustic paneling. A new projection room is being built, of course, which will feature the most modern Second ⇢A2

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